Prepublication Review Process

A recent clarification could help former government employees who once held security clearances publicly write and speak more freely.

The ODNI's prepublication review directive improves several important aspects of the system, but fails to make certain critical changes.

Intelligence Community Directive 711 contains modest improvements, but is a missed opportunity provide uniform standards across agencies.

U.S. intelligence agencies prohibit millions of former public servants from speaking or writing about government policy without first obtaining the government’s approval - based…

Prepublication review has ballooned since 1980 Supreme Court decision in Snepp v. U.S.

A massive system of prior restraint hangs on an irregular Supreme Court footnote.

At one-year mark of Biden administration, top experts revisit proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government.

The new administration, and the new Congress, should act more decisively to reform this broken system.

Fifth in series of top experts exploring proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government, public integrity, and rule of law.

Last week, a district court in Maryland dismissed a constitutional challenge to the system of prior restraints that prohibits millions of former intelligence agency employees from…

"If he wanted to, Bolton could this afternoon ..."

An explainer of the key features of the prepublication review process and the significant discretion it gives the government to suppress protected speech—potentially including…